$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  244 of 1,944

Flight A:  277 Entries;  35 Advanced
Flight B:  333 Entries;  42 Advanced
Flight C:  416 Entries;  52 Advanced
Flight D:  394 Entries;  49 Advanced
Flight E:  524 Entries;  66 Advanced
Flight F:  In Progress  (Reg. Open Til 9:30 p.m.)
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  66 of 524

The Money Bubble burst before hand-for-hand play could begin, with 00:58 remaining in Level 16, with blinds at 3,000-5,000 and a 5,000 ante.

There were 66 players who survived this flight, and the full list of official chip counts will be posted soon. Here is a preview of the five players who bagged at least 400K in chips:

1.  Daniel Jesudason  –  758,000  (152 bb)
2.  Aaron Chien  –  517,000  (103 bb)
3.  Caio De Lucca Sobral  –  515,000  (103 bb)
4.  Tsolmon Jargalsaikhan  –  480,000  (96 bb)
5.  Tomas Brokl  –  435,000  (87 bb)

Flight F is already underway, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until 9:30 pm. There will be two final starting flights tomorrow (at 10:00 am and 5:00 pm), and Day 2 begins on Sunday at 1:00 pm.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  66 of 524

With the field down to 67 players, it was time to begin hand-for-hand play on the end-of-flight Money Bubble. But first, the players needed to finish the hands already in progress.

David Smith raised from the button to 5,000, the player in the small blind moved all in for 62,000, and Smith thought for a bit before he called with .

The small blind turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Smith paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and eliminate the small blind in 67th place, bursting the Money Bubble before hand-for-hand play could even begin.

David Smith  –  313,000  (63 bb)

The remaining 66 players are bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, where they will all be in the money.

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  67 of 524

With 68 players remaining, Ryan D’Angelo raised to 10,000 from under the gun, a player in middle position reraised all in for about 95,000, and D’Angelo called with . His opponent showed .

The board ran out , safe for D’Angelo to score the elimination.

Ryan D’Angelo  –  393,000  (79 bb)

With 67 players remaining, and only 66 spots getting paid, it’s time to begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, as soon as the hands in progress come to an end.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  207
Prize Pool:  $31,050
Bounty Prize Pool:  $20,700
March 28, 2025

Event 31 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 207 entries produced a prize pool of $31,050, with an additional $20,700 set aside for bounties. The final 26 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $375

Up top for the winner is $7,360.

1st:  $7,360 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $5,015
3rd:  $3,185
4th:  $1,940
5th:  $1,495
6th:  $1,240
7th:  $1,055
8th:  $910
9th:  $765
10th-12th:  $665
13th-15th:  $565
16th-18th:  $465
19th-26th:  $375

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  89 of 524

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 400K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Daniel Jesudason  –  622,000  (156 bb)
2.  Caio De Lucca Sobral  –  472,000  (118 bb)
3.  Aaron Chien  –  464,000  (116 bb)

With 89 players remaining from a flight of 524, the average chip stack is around 147,000 (37 big blinds). Action will continue this evening until there are 66 players remaining, which will also be the Money Bubble. Players must bag chips for Day 2 in order to finish in the money.

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  4,000/8,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  33 of 73

Level 12 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 6:15 pm.

With 33 players remaining from a field of 73, the average chip stack is around 55,000 (7 Big Bets), and the final 10 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,315.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 28
$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  95
Prize Pool:  $92,150
March 27-28, 2025

There were 95 entries in the two-day $1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max event, with 12 finishing in the money and seven players advancing to the final table on Day 2. Eventual winner Chris Da-Silva amassed a gigantic chip lead on Day 1, beginning the final table with more than 45% of all the chips in play, worth 260 big blinds.

If it hadn’t been for Da-Silva, Sebastian Toro Henao would have had a big lead of his own with 127 big blinds. (The other five players had between 19 and 49 big blinds each.) So it was no surprise that Da-Silva and Henao ended up heads-up against each other at the end.

After the elimination of Max Stevens in third place, Da-Silva started heads-up play with a 2.5-to-1 lead over Henao.

Then, in the first hand of heads-up play, Henao bet every street on a board of , moving all in on the river for 570,000. Da-Silva eventually called with for two pair, nines and sixes, but Henao turned over to double up into the lead with a full house.

That was the first time that Da-Silva didn’t have the lead at the final table, but Da-Silva managed to keep it close over the next 20 minutes.

The key hand came after a flop of , with Da-Silva check-raising to 100,000, and then betting 140,000 on the on the turn.

The river card was the , Da-Silva checked, Henao bet 600,000, and Da-Silva check-raised all in for 1,120,000. Henao tanked for several minutes before he called with for trip aces. But Da-Silva turned over to win the pot with a full house, doubling up to an 80-to-1 chip lead.

Down to two big blinds, Henao doubled up the next hand before Da-Silva won it all with pocket nines against six-deuce suited. Da-Silva won the title, the trophy, and $27,825.

Da-Silva is from England, and has more than $1.3 million in live tournament earnings, though this is his first trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock.

Congratulations to Chris Da-Silva!

RESULTS:

$600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are fully into the second weekend of the series and we are ready for the sixth of eight flights of the $600 Mid-Series Showdown at 5 pm. The tournament drew 1,944 entries so far meaning we have a little work to do over the last three flights to reach the $2,000,000 guarantee.

They’ll sit down to 25K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, jumping to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

$1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 95

Chris Da-Silva raised from the button, and Sebastian Toro Henao called all in from the big blind for 20,000 with . Da-Silva turned over , and Henao needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Henao won the pot wtih two pair, aces and tens, to double up in chips.

Chris Da-Silva  –  2,795,000  (186 bb)
Sebastian Toro Henao  –  55,000  (4 bb)

The next hand, Henao moved all in from the button for 55,000, and Da-Silva called from the big blind with .

Henao turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Henao flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Da-Silva won the pot — and the trophy, the title, and $27,825 — with two pair, queens and nines.

Sebastian Toro Henao finished as the runner-up, earning $18,350.

Congratulations to Chris Da-Silva!

1st:  Chris Da-Silva  –  $27,825 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Sebastian Toro Henao  –  $18,350
3rd:  Max Stevens  –  $12,200
4th:  Ben Ludlow  –  $8,300
5th:  Donald Manns  –  $5,855
6th:  Kevin Ordet  –  $4,260
7th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $3,200